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Monday, November 19, 2012

Our contest winner is Ashley of Wooly World!!! She has the most unique chili recipe. She uses Goose breast but says that it is similar to steak! To visit Ashley and to check out the winning recipe, just click on the photo above.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

When making soups, stews or stroganoffs that require you to add pasta or noodles, cook your pasta or noodles separately. However, cook for 1-2 minutes less than what the directions call for. The pasta or noodles will be firm when you add to your soup, etc. Cook for a few minutes longer in your dish until they are fully cooked. You will find that your noodles or pasta will not be mushy when pre-cooked and will not add extra starch to your stew. They will still taste wonderful having absorbed some of your delicious broth. You will also be able to better control how much you are actually adding to your dish.

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Have you ever dropped an egg on the floor? I think we all have done that at one time or another! Here's a simple way to clean up the broken egg:

Sprinkle the egg with a generous amount of table salt. Wait about 10 minutes and then you can just sweep it up in your dustpan. The salt will absorb the egg making it easy to clean! Make sure you wash the area thoroughly after cleaning up the broken egg.